True Family Values Superb writing and comedic timing are the backbone that hold this movie together. The acting by Robin Williams and Ben Stiller, along with the dazzling special effects is the icing. Multi-layered jokes entertain adults in the audience, as well as children.

Cameos from old-school Disney veterans such as Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke as the villains, set this movie apart from others in this genre.

Some of the values this movie highlights are ingenuity, the definition of true success, and giving those we love second chances. To top it off, it also helps bring history alive.

Surprisingly Decent I wasn`t expecting much when my son purchased this movie since 1) It is a sequel; and 2) It is sans the original star, Jim Carrey.

I was pleasantly surprised at the new storyline and the actors. Jamie Kennedy couldn`t have been more perfect for the starring role as cartoonist, Tim Avery. Bob Hoskins is hilarious in his cameo part as the mythical Odin. Alan Cummings brings depth to a rather undignified role as the protagonist.

I wouldn`t recommend this movie for families with very young children because of the moments of crude and suggestive humor and the spinning pace at which the animations sometimes move, which can be overstimulating. Families with older children (7+) will enjoy the action and humorous cultural references.

Misguided and Disappointing As a lifelong fan of the Anne of Green Gables books and 1980`s television miniseries adaptations, I was very frustrated and unsatisfied by this sequel.

The script was written by Kevin Sullivan, who produced the original series. It was not based upon the stories by L.M. Montgomery like the previous films. L.M. Montgomery offers a quite different continuation of Anne`s story in her subsequent books.

The storyline of Anne of Green Gables: the Continuing Story is not believeable and neither is the dialogue. In addition, there are lengthy scenes that do not add to the story and drag on and on.

Fans will be disappointed that there are only a couple of short scenes featuring Anne and Gilbert together, after a long-awaited reunion.

Missing from this film is the spirit of the original films and the small town characters that were so captivating. Although actors Megan Follows (Anne) and Jonathan Crombie (Gilbert) give believable performances, clearly Kevin Sullivan waited too long between films. The actors have aged considerably in the 15 years since the last one, but the screenwriter expects us to believe it has only been 5 years.

The first 10-15 minutes of the film is spent in mechanical dialogue engineered to catch the audience up on the supposed 5 years that have passed between Anne of Avonlea and this latest film. Tiresome flashbacks are also used to the same end.